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| Cables: Cardas Cross/Harmoic Tech pro 11 Consider Kimber 4TC. It is relatively cheap, it's neutral and one of the better cables regardless of price. It will definitely not be the limiting factor in your system and a single run will be much cheaper than some of the cables you are consider... | |
| NBS or Transparent interconnects balance Hi Steve, Other than the outrageous price of the NBS cables is there any other reason for the poor resale value? I see some of these cables being offered at resale for very low prices. | |
| NBS or Transparent interconnects balance I haven't tried Transparent but have tried two NBS single-ended cables: King Serpent II and Signature II. Both have a big mid-bass amd a top end which may be a little too bright on some recordings. The Signature in particular has a beautiful midra... | |
| Morrison Preamp Also the CAT has a terrific phono section. No RFI, no noise, no grain, and the same smooth sound you get from the line section. The Ayre can be bought with phono and it too has an outstanding phono section. If you get a chance, check out the Ayre ... | |
| Morrison Preamp I have never heard anything better. To my ears, it just does everything well: Great extension (on bottom and top), great dynamics,very smooth response, good soundstage and detail, distortion free and dead quiet. You also don't need to spend a lot ... | |
| Morrison Preamp Thanks Oahuan for your well-written and informative post. I was wondering what preamps you have really liked and what you have previously owned. I have heard the Aleph P, Rowland Synergy, certain VTL's (2.5? as well as others), Audible Illusions M... | |
| CAT 1990 model - Highs rolled off?? I would doubt it. I have no experience with your particular model of CAT, but I own a CAT Ultimate and have had auditions with CAT's which are older than yours. To me the CAT always is musical and never harsh. The old CATs could be a little on the... | |
| plinius vs. ayre Hi JCraig6, I don't know any of your equipment, so I cannot make a judgement. I have always found B&W to be too bright for my ears, however. I have heard the 801, 802 and 804 and make that judgement based on those speakers. Your electronics ar... | |
| plinius vs. ayre I don't know who Bobby is, but the Krell FPB series has never impressed me. I have listened FPB200, 300 and 600. I have found all to be non-involving. Whereas I would say both the Ayre and Plinius are extremely musical, with the Ayre probably bein... | |
| plinius vs. ayre I own a Plinius SA-100. But last weekend, I heard an Ayre V1 fed by an Ayre K1 and Wadia 860 driving a Vandersteen 5. The sound was exceptional, maybe the best I have ever heard. What was particularly satisfying was the midrange and highs which we... | |
| Pre amp for Plinius 100MK3 Try the CAT Ultimate. I run this with the Plinius MK III. You will get beautiful, transparent, present mids and a top end which is just about as clean and crisp as it gets with no brightness or harshness. Then listen to any high quality jazz piano... | |
| CAT pre-amps Sorry, that was Nautilus 802, not Matrix | |
| CAT pre-amps I have a CAT Ultimate. While I haven't heard everything, if these are not the best preamps available anywhere, they are WAY up there. I have even heard a 8-10 year old CAT Reference and, while it sounded slightly different (a little brighter, mayb... | |
| Aleph 1.2 I don't want to leave you with the wrong impression when I say they are mellow. They are extremely neutral throughout the frequency range. If you are looking for any deviation from perfection, you might find them just a little soft in the upper mi... | |
| Aleph 1.2 I have heard the Aleph 1.2 and Aleph 5 as well as own an Aleph 4. The Aleph amps are known for having a laid back, forgiving, mellow sound with great extension at the frequency extremes. They are not the last word in bass slam or dynamics, but hav... |